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Collective Impact Aligned with Citizen Action
StrivePartnership is advancing an asset-based approach to community development.
Published: January 3, 2019
Topics: Community Partnerships
Topics: Community Partnerships
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We Wrote It; You Loved It
See your favorite articles from 2018.
Published: December 19, 2018
Topics: 101, Early College High School, Education Policy, Helping Teachers, Social Emotional Learning
Topics: 101, Early College High School, Education Policy, Helping Teachers, Social Emotional Learning
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Turning Experience Into Foresight for Young Children and Families
Twenty education, business and community leaders explored what life might be like for children, families, communities and society in 2028.
2018 Time Capsule: What Will Learning Look Like in Three Years?
KnowledgeWorks celebrated the launch of Forecast 5.0 by creating our own 2018 future of learning time capsule to which staff...
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Empathy, Understanding and Play: Considering the Future with Katherine Prince
“If we look at the future with a lens toward ‘we can do better by all people,’ it gives us...
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Trends, Patterns and Signals: Five Drivers of Change on the Horizon for Education
Though the future is inherently uncertain, it also rarely arrives unannounced.
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Proficiency Scales vs. Traditional Grades: One Teacher’s Perspective
A traditional rubric doesn’t leave room for the kinds of critical feedback students need to achieve success.
Published: November 29, 2018
Topics: Assessement & Accountability
Topics: Assessement & Accountability
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Forecast 5.0 – The Future of Learning: Navigating the Future of Learning
Navigating the Future of Learning is KnowledgeWorks’ fifth comprehensive forecast on the future of learning. A new era is unfolding...
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Enhancing Collective Impact to Integrate and Elevate Community Expertise and Authority
Building on the collaborative spirit that launched StrivePartnership, the organization is working with an enhanced approach, which more authentically integrates...
Published: November 26, 2018
Topics: Community Partnerships
Topics: Community Partnerships
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Navigating the Future of Learning with the Simon Youth Foundation
Eeducators from Simon Youth Academies grappled with what drivers of change might mean for educational equity, learner agency and education...
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Rededicating, Refueling and Reinvigorating our Why
Thanksgiving is an invitation to rededicating ourselves to our why and making a difference in the lives of those most...
Published: November 19, 2018
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Reframing Educational Priorities for Future Readiness
What knowledge, skills and dispositions are important for all learners to succeed in the careers that will be launching and...
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The Futures of Young Children and Their Families: Early Insights
Young children’s developmental, relational and educational experiences stay relevant long beyond their childhoods and carry significant implications for society.
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How to Begin Implementing Personalized Learning in Your School District
A former superintendent shares tips getting started implementing personalized learning.
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Expanding Meaningful Education Advances Within States: How My Personal Journey in Personalized Learning Started in Nashville
Hearing from education leaders form North Dakota reinforced Terrance Sullivan's excitement about his new role with KnowledgeWorks.
Published: November 2, 2018
Topics: Education Policy
Topics: Education Policy
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Rethinking English Class in Farmington, Minnesota
A group of English teachers are redesigning the traditional ninth grade curriculum to better serve all learners.
Published: October 29, 2018
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Pinterest in the Classroom: Style Versus Substance
Lori Phillips and Robin Kanaan ask about pinteresting your classroom: "In service of what?"
Published: October 25, 2018
Topics: Vision and Culture
Topics: Vision and Culture
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Shared Leadership is Key to Scaling Student-Centered Practices at FlexTech in Michigan
FlexTech High School’s Vanguard team is made up of educators who want to serve as a resource for their peers.
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An Elementary School is Helping Students Gain Social Emotional Skills Through Leadership Internships
One school is North Carolina is offering the benefits of internships to elementary school students, and with great results.
Published: October 22, 2018
Topics: Social Emotional Learning
Topics: Social Emotional Learning
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Because Readers of All Ages Should Treat Yo’ Shelf
Get a preview of books by some of the great authors lines up for the 12th annual Books by the...
Published: October 18, 2018
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Welcome to the Algorithmic Hiring Center
At the Thrival Festival’s Life.Code Interactive Experience, we simulated a hiring process from the year 2040.
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Our Call to Action Starts with One Question: How Are the Children?
How are the children? Until the answer is, “all are well and thriving,” all of us in education have work...
Published: October 16, 2018
Topics: Transformation
Topics: Transformation
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ESSA Promises Meaningful Assessments
ESSA provides states flexibility to design personalized education systems that respond to the needs of every student.